News script

[Mr Orange]

Ok, I don't know more php than include & basic if, so I searched the internet for some newsposting script that doesn't require MySQL or chmodding, and I found one, but the site where I found it put the code in one long row, so it's messed up...  So I tried to sort it out, but I'm not sure if I did it right, and even if I did it doesn't work.. Anyhow, the "sorted" code goes like this:

this is the new add form

Code:

<form action="added.php" method="post">
Anv&auml;ndare: <input type="text" name="username" size="23">
<br/>
L&ouml;senord: <input type="password" name="password" size="23">
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Titel: <input type="text" name="title" size="23">
<br/>
Av: <input type="text" name="author" size"23">
<br/>
Nyhet: <textarea name="news" cols="30" rows="3" size="12"></textarea>
<br/>
Avatar (Beh&ouml;vs inte):<input type="text" name="image" size="23">
<br/>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Skicka Nyheten">
</form>

And this is the one I sorted out somewhat

Code:

<META http-equiv="refresh" content="5; url=http://yoursite.com">

<?php
 
$username="user";
$password="password";
if
&#40;&#40;$_POST["username"&#93;==$username&#41;&&&#40;$_POST["password"&#93;==$password&#41;&#41;&#123; print "NEWS HAS BEEN POSTED!!"; &#125;
else
&#123; die &#40;"Username or password was incorrect"&#41;; &#125;

?>

<?php

$da = getdate&#40;&#41;; 
$date ="$da[weekday&#93; $da[mday&#93; $da[month&#93; $da[year&#93;";
$thumbnail = "$image";if&#40;$thumbnail == ""&#41; &#123; $text = &#40;"<font face='arial' size='2'> <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'><tr><td width='60' height='60' valign='center'><img src='default avatar goes here'></td><td valign='top'>$title by $author on $date<br/>$news</td></tr></table></font><br/><br/>"&#41;; &#125;
else
&#123; $text = &#40;"<font face='arial' size='2'> <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'><tr><td width='60' height='60' valign='center'><img src='$image'></td><td valign='top'>$title by $author on $date<br/>$news</td></tr></table></font><br/><br/>"&#41;;
$file = fopen&#40;"news.php", "r"&#41;; $read = fread&#40;$file, filesize&#40;"news.php"&#41;&#41;; fclose&#40;$file&#41;; $blah = fopen&#40;"news.php", "w"&#41;;
$news=stripslashes&#40;$text&#41;; fwrite&#40;$blah, "$text $read"&#41;; fclose &#40;$blah&#41;; print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"news.php\">";

?>

I'd appriciate help as I really need this on my site so my friend could update as well.

[Ryan]

Did you try using it? If so, what errors did you get?

[Mr Orange]

when trying to post, I recieve this:

Code:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $ in /home/vhosts_111mb/senjiko.111mb.com/added.php on line 24

but as I said, I'm pretty new to php, and don't really know how to fix it :/

[Ryan]

Umm... Ok, you know this

Code:

   <?php 

$da = getdate&#40;&#41;; 
$date ="$da[weekday&#93; $da[mday&#93; $da[month&#93; $da[year&#93;"; 
$thumbnail = "$image";if&#40;$thumbnail == ""&#41; &#123; $text = &#40;"<font face='arial' size='2'> <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'><tr><td width='60' height='60' valign='center'><img src='default avatar goes here'></td><td valign='top'>$title by $author on $date<br/>$news</td></tr></table></font><br/><br/>"&#41;; &#125; 
else 
&#123; $text = &#40;"<font face='arial' size='2'> <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'><tr><td width='60' height='60' valign='center'><img src='$image'></td><td valign='top'>$title by $author on $date<br/>$news</td></tr></table></font><br/><br/>"&#41;; 
$file = fopen&#40;"news.php", "r"&#41;; $read = fread&#40;$file, filesize&#40;"news.php"&#41;&#41;; fclose&#40;$file&#41;; $blah = fopen&#40;"news.php", "w"&#41;; 
$news=stripslashes&#40;$text&#41;; fwrite&#40;$blah, "$text $read"&#41;; fclose &#40;$blah&#41;; print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"news.php\">"; 

   ?>

Try changing it to this

Code:

  <?php
$da = getdate&#40;&#41;;
$date ="$da[weekday&#93; $da[mday&#93; $da[month&#93; $da[year&#93;";
$thumbnail = "$image";if&#40;$thumbnail == ""&#41; &#123; $text = &#40;"<font face='arial' size='2'> <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'><tr><td width='60' height='60' valign='center'><img src='default avatar goes here'></td><td valign='top'><?php echo "$title"; ?> by <?php echo "$author"; ?> on <?php echo "$date"; ?><br/><?php echo "$news"; ?></td></tr></table></font><br/><br/>"); }
else
{ $text = ("<font face='arial' size='2'> <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'><tr><td width='60' height='60' valign='center'><img src='<?php echo "$image"; ?>'></td><td valign='top'><?php echo "$title"; ?> by $author on <?php echo "$date"; ?><br/><?php echo "$news"; ?></td></tr></table></font><br/><br/>");
$file = fopen("news.php", "r"); $read = fread($file, filesize("news.php")); fclose($file); $blah = fopen("news.php", "w");
$news=stripslashes($text); fwrite($blah, "$text $read"); fclose ($blah); print "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"news.php\">";
?>

BUT KEEP THE OTHER ONE... Just in case.

[Mr Orange]

Hmm... Now I got another error :?

Code:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/vhosts_111mb/senjiko.111mb.com/added.php on line 17

[Ryan]

humm... Ok, thats odd.

Ok well, is there any other files, such as news.php

What is on news.php?

[Mr Orange]

There's nothing in the news.php file,  as it said at the tutorial to keep it blank.

maybe I messed something else up :? so here's the link to the tutorial:click

[Ryan]

Ok! There we go, I did the whole tutorial over. It works out fine. I dont know what you did wrong, but yeah! Here we go

added.php

Code:

<?php
$username="login"; //CHANGE TO USERNAME
$password="password"; //CHANGE TO PASSWORD
if
&#40;&#40;$_POST["username"&#93;==$username&#41;&&&#40;$_POST["password"&#93;==$password&#41;&#41;
&#123; print "NEWS HAS BEEN POSTED!! <a href='main.php'> View news here </a>"; &#125;
 else
 &#123; die &#40;"Username or password was incorrect"&#41;;  &#125; ?>
 <?php $da = getdate&#40;&#41;;
  $date ="$da[weekday&#93; $da[mday&#93; $da[month&#93; $da[year&#93;";
   $thumbnail = "$image";
   if&#40;$thumbnail == ""&#41;
    &#123; $text = &#40;"
    <font face='arial' size='2'>
     <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'>
     <tr>
     <td width='60' height='60' valign='center'>
     <img src='default avater goes here'>
     </td>
     <td valign='top'>
     $title by $author on $date
     <br>
     $news
     </td>
     </tr>
     </table>
     </font>
     <br><br>
     "&#41;;
      &#125;
      else
       &#123; $text = &#40;"
       <font face='arial' size='2'>
        <table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'>
        <tr>
        <td width='60' height='60' valign='center'>
        <img src='$image'>
        </td>
        <td valign='top'>
        $title by $author on $date
        <br>
        $news
        </td>
        </tr>
        </table>
        </font>
        <br>
        <br>"&#41;;
         &#125;$file = fopen&#40;"news.php", "r"&#41;;
           $read = fread&#40;$file, filesize&#40;"news.php"&#41;&#41;;
           fclose&#40;$file&#41;;
            $blah = fopen&#40;"news.php", "w"&#41;; //Leave alone look and learn, only edit if you know php
             $news=stripslashes&#40;$text&#41;;
              fwrite&#40;$blah, "$text, $read"&#41;;
               fclose &#40;$blah&#41;;exit;
                print "<meta http-equiv="refresh\" content=\"news.php\">"; ?>

add.php

Code:

<form action="added.php" method="post">
 Username: <input type="text" name="username" size="23">
 <br>
 Password: <input type="password" name="password" size="23">
 <br><br><br>Title: <input type="text" name="title" size="23">
 <br>By: <input type="text" name="author" size"23"><br>
 News: <textarea name="news"></textarea></br>
 Avater (optional):<input type="text" name="image" size="23">
 <br>
 <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit News"> </form>

main.php (The place where you want the news to show)

Code:

        <? include("news.php"); ?>

news.php is just blank. Leave it that way. It should work now. If it dont, just post again and Ill try do it again. :D

(Im sorry its not in Swedish (sp?). Is that the language yours was in?)

[Mr Orange]

thanks alot :D I'll try it out. The language part isn't a problem

[Mr Orange]

nope... maybe it's because I'm using a free host but they spport php 4.4.0

anyhow, I got these error messages:

Code:

Warning: fread(): Length parameter must be greater than 0. in /home/roach/public_html/nyu/added.php on line 50

Warning: fopen(news.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/roach/public_html/nyu/added.php on line 52

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/roach/public_html/nyu/added.php on line 54

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/roach/public_html/nyu/added.php on line 55

[puretaurus21]

try Chmoding it to 666. Maybe that will work.

[Mr Orange]

I't didn't say anything in the tut... I chose it because I wouln't have to do stuff like that, I'm lazy  :?

[Melfina]

You'll definitely have to chmod the file where the news are stored to get the script working. If it doesn't use mysql, it will use chmoded files instead, there's no other option (apart from making the coding manually!).

That's what the error says: it can't open the file and it can't write into it, because it's not chmoded :P

[Mr Orange]

Ok thanks. I guess I'll try do to that then.